water-glass

She drank whiskey from a water-glass and wanted to know what it was like when Tinker Bell flew out of nowhere and tapped you on the shoulder and you discovered that, even though you were on the wrinkle-neck side of fifty, you had suddenly gained the ability to fly past the face of the moon.

Duma Key King, Stephen, 1947- 2008

An army of help-waiter, maitre d ', sommelier, busboy, water-glass filler -- takes turns at your elbow, giving you your money's worth of obsequiousness.

The Fly In The Soup 2008

I won on colour -- a sickly lavender tint -- but the glass was an ordinary water-glass rather than one of those broad plates better suited to olives or salted nuts than liquid.

The Beekeeper's Apprentice King, Laurie R. 2006

He painted imaginary portraits with a strawberry stalk; he looked into his water-glass as though he would plunge and drown there; and Bayham had to remind him that the claret jug was anxious to have another embrace from its constant friend, F. B.

The Newcomes 2006

He would have used a clear glass of water-glass being a kind of liquid, and so akin to water-if he needed a focus, which he really didn't anymore.

The Serpent's Shadow Lackey, Mercedes 2001

Addition of washing-soda and water-glass (sodium silicate) changes the electrical polarity of the clay particles so that they repel each other and as little as 50% addition of water will make the clay into a slip.

Chapter 8 1990

Afterward, a water-glass of 60 to 65, of the thickness of syrup, is applied by means of a stiff brush.

Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 Barkham Burroughs

For this purpose the floor is first well cleaned, and then the cracks well filled up with a cement of water-glass and powdered chalk or gypsum.

Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 Barkham Burroughs

They may be preserved by packing them, small end down, in bran, sawdust, or sand; by immersing them in water-glass.

School and Home Cooking Carlotta Cherryholmes Greer

Any desired color may be imparted to the floor in a second coat of the water-glass, and additional coats are to be given until the requisite polish is obtained.

Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 Barkham Burroughs